Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-26

over his faCe-a smile of complacent anC
demure cunning. That smile gave the
detective the first CLEAN of encourage,
ment he had met with that day, and ye
how very little it amounted to-
, Left alone, Inspector Byrnes took ~
the handouts which had been removed
| from Werkle's wrists and scrutinIzeC
them thoughtfully. at will go hard
he said to himself, "if some day l dom
put these bracelets on the men they be-
long to-"
CHAPTER V.
On the northwest corner of Bleeckel
street and Broadway, directly opposite
the Manhattan Savings Institution, there
hung for several years g weather. beaten
and faded tin sign, apprislug whom it
might concern that John D. Grady dealt
in diamonds on the first floor of the build,
ing. If, attracted by this announcement,
you had mounted the stairs and opened
the door marked with his name, you
would have found yourself in a rather
narrow, OblOng room, with a counter
running lengthWise, and at the further
end q couple Of large safes. There was
no brilliant display of jewelry in the
shop, which was dingy and rather dark !;
the dealer was evidently q man who
cared more for business than for display.
Nor would his personal appearance
(when, aroused by the opening Of
the door, he emerged from his living
room in the rear, and confronted you be-
hind the counter have given you any
reason to modify your forecast. You
would have seen q man apparently about
fifty years OF age, and not above five feet
four inches in height. He was, however,
of broad and powerful build, weighing
not less than 10 pounds His neck was
short and thick, and his dark face was
round and smoothly shsven, with bright,
quick eyes and an expression of mingled
shrewdness and good humor. You would
have noticed that he wore plain tweed
suit. with rather low cut vest, reveal
ing triangular eYpanse OF white shirt
front. But the shirt was Collarless;
instead of that customary but perhaps
useless eppendsge, Mr.. Grady wore at
his throat diamond collar button and a
diamond stud lower down, Such was
his invariable costume, save that, when
he went abroad, he sometimes put on
roundabout, double breasted coat of blue
pilot cloth. For the rest, his manners
were undemonstrative, his voice deep and
low. toned, mis- bearing quiet and COM
posed but guarded. He never spoke in
haste; he had the air of man thoroughly
at home IN his business, and caring for
nothing beyond. At times, CHANGING up
at him suddenly, you might have detected
g look OF deep slyness on his face; bat
this would instantly disappear, and the
frank expression which took It's place
would leave you in doubt whether you
had not been mistaken.
Mr.. Grady began life as q small boy
about the streets of New York.
Regular education he had none, but he
contrived to pick up good deal of use
full, if promisCuous, information. His
parents were Irish, and By no means IN
atfiueut circumstances. They were
unable to give their son a start
n life; out, as compensation, |
hey had endowed him conformity with |
The faculty of making start for himself. |
Not fsr from where he lived was the es-
of house painter, and John, /
having ingratiated himself with the owner |
~ some such trifing services as boys can
endeT, was thereafter permitted the !
reedom OF the shop. He watched the
men at their work to such good purpose
unu OAC lIdl, 1C aSACu duu ISCSlN GU
to try his hand at bit If
OBJ which happened to be left unfinished
e acquitted himself so well that the
'ainteT agreed to give him employment.
lie speedily attained excellence IN this
rade, and he likewise improved the op-
Of becoming acquainted with
and the rudiments of bust
ess. Had he gone on as he began he
would, nc doubt, have finally succeeded
0 the shop and the good will.
But fate fhad another destiny in store
Or John. One Saturday afternoon, hav-
* received his wages, he put on his best
lOthes snd started out with money in lis
ocket, 10 enjoy himself. He wss not q |
tinker, nor given to excuses Of any
ind; but he liked to be among lively
rowd, 10 listen to the conversation and
} pick up ideas. He repaired to q saloon {
n the east side OF the city, called for
lass of beer, and while he slipped it gave {
,r TO heated discussion which was in
rogre SIS regarding the comparative mer-
9 of two Weil-knoWn pugiliSts. Both {
,e disputEpts were little the worse for &
quOr, and the bystanders were laughing l
Id eggiug them on, All of a sudden one :
them struck the other in the face. 4
Tort but savage nght enSued, ending IN l
"a other party falling against the par and
ting his head on the projecting corner
ith such violence IS 10 destroy MS fur '
er interest in the proceedings /
Hereupon the victor, elated with his '
iumph, began to ruttie his feathers and
unit himself, and declared that he I
ould serve n g similar manner whomso- s
er should venture to question the 3
curacy of MS pugilistic Judgment.
Now Grady happened TO know this fell
W, and to entertain contempt for both ?
s mental and physical qualities. Dis /
isted at the absurd pretensions of the '
nth, he therefore departed from his I
stomsry lie of conduct and, speaking
the spur of the moment, said: "Jim
lady, you're FOOL You didn't lick s